put someone's nose out of joint
US /pʊt ˈsʌm.wʌnz noʊz aʊt əv dʒɔɪnt/
UK /pʊt ˈsʌm.wʌnz noʊz aʊt əv dʒɔɪnt/
1.
jemandem die Nase krumm machen, jemanden verärgern
to offend someone, especially by doing something that they think they should have done
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She was worried that her promotion would put her colleague's nose out of joint.
Sie befürchtete, dass ihre Beförderung ihrem Kollegen die Nase krumm machen würde.
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His blunt comments really put her nose out of joint.
Seine direkten Kommentare verstimmten sie wirklich.